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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun misses with an uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Koltun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Koltun is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Koltun misses with a takedown
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Koltun punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun throws a shot to the body.
Koltun walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Koltun throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koltun on the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Koltun misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koltun lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Koltun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koltun lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Koltun slips under a jab from Anderson.
Koltun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koltun thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Koltun throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Koltun connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Koltun.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koltun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Koltun.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
Koltun is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Koltun moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koltun throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson has hold of Koltun's hands but Koltun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koltun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koltun's back!
Anderson looking to break Koltun's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Koltun remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Anderson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Anderson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Koltun hold on?!
Koltun trying to control the action but Anderson just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marek Koltun will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koltun misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson checks a low kick from Koltun.
Marek Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Koltun drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Koltun throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Koltun 's knee.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koltun! But no joy.
Marek Koltun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Koltun with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brownie Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koltun needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koltun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koltun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koltun is keeping the position for now.
Koltun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anderson won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson pushing down on Koltun's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koltun wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson is looking to stall here but Koltun recovers full guard.
Koltun looking for a sweep. Not yet Koltun, not yet.
Anderson trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Koltun has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brownie Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Koltun moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slips a jab from Koltun.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koltun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Koltun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Koltun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Koltun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Koltun stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Koltun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Koltun.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koltun working the strikes but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Brownie Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koltun.
Koltun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koltun.
Koltun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Koltun looking to pass the guard.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Koltun trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Koltun throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koltun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koltun.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koltun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Koltun misses with a body punch
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koltun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to work over Koltun's front leg with a kick but Koltun checks it.
Koltun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a right hand to the body.
Koltun dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Koltun trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson pulls Koltun in to control the position.
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koltun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koltun is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koltun throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koltun's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Anderson wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Koltun is retaining full guard.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Koltun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Koltun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
Anderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Koltun not doing much here.
Koltun wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson is controlling Koltun's trapped leg to prevent Koltun from advancing to side control.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
Koltun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koltun is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koltun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koltun tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Anderson catches Koltun right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Koltun should have avoided that one.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Koltun misses with a looping left.
Koltun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koltun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Koltun avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Koltun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a lazy uppercut
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
And Koltun tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Koltun cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Koltun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Koltun down.
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Koltun fails to land the takedown.
Koltun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Koltun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Koltun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Koltun misses
and Koltun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Koltun has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Marek Koltun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koltun is rocked!
Anderson blocks a jab.
Koltun is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Koltun darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Koltun into the cage.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Koltun.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Koltun's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koltun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Koltun feints the counter takedown.
Koltun seems to have recovered his senses.
Koltun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Koltun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koltun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Brownie Anderson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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